Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 7 |
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Composition Year | 1895 ca., revised 1901 |
Genre Categories | Requiems; Funeral music; Religious works; |
Work Title | Messa da Requiem |
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Alternative. Title | |
Composer | Sgambati, Giovanni |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | Op.38 |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IGS 23 |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 7 |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1895 ca., revised 1901 |
First Publication. | 1906? |
Language | Latin , Greek (Ancient) |
Dedication | In memory of: King Vittorio Emmanuele II of Portugal, revised for the funeral of King Umberto I. |
Average DurationAvg. Duration | 80 minutes |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
Piece Style | Romantic |
Instrumentation | Baritone solo, Chorus, Orchestra (2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, strings) |
Extra Information | Requiem Survey |
Instrumentation and composition date are from the Schirmer/Schott publisher information as relayed through Naxos Music Library.
Recorded (snugly!) on a 80-minute Carus CD.
November 8 1906 Musikalisches Wochenblatt/Neue Zeitschrift mentions (November 3 '06 in Köln and around that time in other places) several performances of the Requiem and (in Gürzenich) a performance of the Requiem together with the premiere of a Moór symphony... (in the same paragraph. MW page 813, NZ(M) page 875. )